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Growing Local Solutions: How the GROW Community  Innovation Awards Strengthen North Dakota’s AgTech Workforce

Growing Local Solutions: How the GROW Community Innovation Awards Strengthen North Dakota’s AgTech Workforce

by Saralynn Dobler | Feb 2, 2026 | Projects

North Dakota’s agricultural future depends on people as much as technology. From precision agriculture and artificial intelligence to robotics and data-driven decision-making, the AgTech workforce of tomorrow must be skilled, adaptable, and locally grounded. That’s...
Farmers Lead the Future at Spur Converge: Inside the Farmers Tech Adoption Challenge

Farmers Lead the Future at Spur Converge: Inside the Farmers Tech Adoption Challenge

by Saralynn Dobler | Dec 15, 2025 | Projects

At the recent Spur Converge event in Gothenburg, Nebraska, farmers didn’t just attend another tech showcase; they took charge of it. The Farmers Tech Adoption Challenge reshaped the traditional pitch competition by placing growers, rather than investors, at the center...

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  • Growing Local Solutions: How the GROW Community Innovation Awards Strengthen North Dakota’s AgTech Workforce
  • Checking in With Tristan: Visiting the Team On Site
  • Farmers Lead the Future at Spur Converge: Inside the Farmers Tech Adoption Challenge
  • NSF AgTech Engine Accepting Applications for GROW Community Innovation Awards.
  • Checking in with Tristan – 3 weeks into his NSF AgTech Engine Internship

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